Apple Recall On Laptop Batteries

Just read this on the BBC News Website:

Apple is recalling 1.8m batteries used in its laptop computers worldwide after overheating complaints. This effects computers sold between October 2003 and August 2006.

Read the article by clicking on the link below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5283424.stm

#413263

Yep... they used the same battery supplier as Dell.

#413265

Battery supplier in question is none-other than Sony

This covers only iBooks and PowerBooks so far

#413273

lol the cheaper one i suppose .

Edit

haha and the filthiest .

#413274

Yah... not good news... i also have an old vaio, the exact same model that exploded here!

#413285

Why didn't Apple recall the batteries when Dell started recalling theirs? Or are Dell and Apple using two different battery models?

-Ertai

#413357

Why didn't Apple recall the batteries when Dell started recalling theirs? Or are Dell and Apple using two different battery models?

-Ertai

Different model, but same vendor.

#413432